lamentation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cry of sorrow and grief
    wail; plaint; lament.
    • their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
  2. noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
    mourning.

WordNet

Lam`en*ta"tion noun
Etymology
F. lamentation, L. lamentatio.
Definitions
  1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
    In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping Matt. ii. 18.
  2. pl. (Script.) A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.

Webster 1913